January 1997 / Inbox

WebNFS at the Limit	"A File System for the Web" (Core, November 1996) was excellent, and the layout of the protocol diagrams, with each protocol having its own horizontal displacement, is brilliant.
The Real 64-bit OS	I was disappointed to see no mention of Linux in "Unix Leads the 64-bit Charge" (November 1996).
At the Crossroads	What Mark Schlack seems to miss in his excitement over Sun's Java chip ("Computing Crossroads," November 1996 Editorial) is that we've been here before.
The Egg, VMS, or NT?	I appreciated "VMS: Alive and Well" (Core, November 1996), but author Ben Smith had his facts reversed when he stated that "VMS has incorporated many of NT's data structures and design elements.
Help Yourself	The real need with respect to user help ("Self-Help Software to the Rescue," October 1996 Bits) isn't for on-line databases of answers to frequently asked questions.
CLV Clarified	Thank you for the informative "CDs for the Gigabyte Era" (October 1996).
The Cost of NCs	Your review of the HDS @workStation ("X Terminal + Browser + Java = Web PC," October 1996) shows that a network computer (NC) that's acceptable to a user with enough RAM, a decent monitor, and so forth would cost about the same as a PC.
Fixes	The correct e-mail address for Visage Development, which was mentioned in "Security Gets a New Face" (October 1996 Bits), is bvisick@cix.compulin k.co.uk.

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